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A good amount of the derby locks have been run and we\u2019ve got quite a bit of movement within the top 12. Among the stories from March we saw last year\u2019s 2yo champ General Crook make his debut, Given\u2019s bunch were plentiful in the preps, and a filly went up against the boys in the Florida Derby. As per usual this is just an opinion, not a who\u2019s officially in post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Derby Dozen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.GENERAL CROOK (UNION RAGS x BERNARDINI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: carsoncity<\/p>\n\n\n\n (7-5-1-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He made his 3yo debut in the G2 Land\u2019s End where he ran a 102 speed fig in a 3rd<\/sup> place effort. He finished behind both NUKA ULTIMATUM and EYE FOR QUALITY who were both making their graded debuts that day. Maybe he needed a race to get his legs under him for the derby in May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. HOPKINSON FLYER (ARROGATE x A.P. INDY)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: scoobysnak<\/p>\n\n\n\n (5-5-0-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having already won the G1 Vermont is 4 Lovers, his trainer elected not to run in any derby locks but instead ran in a 9.5F listed stakes where he romped yet again. He ran away from the field with ease making this his 5th<\/sup> victory in a row. He looks primed and ready to go for derby day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. MENDO PURPLE (ROSES IN MAY x UNBRIDLED x DAMASCUS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: 3dddz<\/p>\n\n\n\n (7-5-0-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He\u2019s caught fire at the right time taking down both the G3 Scam and G1 Funky Buddha already this year. He ran a career high speed fig of 105 in the Funky Buddha and will likely make his big run from the back of the pack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————– <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. TITANIC GHOST (CALIFORNIA CHROME x SMART STRIKE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: phantom3<\/p>\n\n\n\n (8-6-1-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Was moving late in the Vermont is 4 Lovers back in Feb but just didn\u2019t get going quick enough to catch the winners. He was wheeled back in the G1 All Saints Derby where he closed to a head bob victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————– <\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. THE UNION FLYER (UNION RAGS x SEEKING THE GOLD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: given15<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (10-5-2-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He took a little while to find his form but now that he has, watch out! He stormed home to victory in the G1 Sand Castle Derby thus earning a chance to run against the best of the best in May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————– <\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. APATHETIC GURU (DISTORTED HUMOR x SEATTLE SLEW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: asrdistorted<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (10-9-0-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Given her record and the fact that she just kicked the crap out of the boys in the Florida Derby, she should probably be higher on the list. Despite where she currently sits she looks to be a force among the boys as she currently sits in 2nd<\/sup> place for points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————– <\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. FLAVORS OF MAYHEM (UNCLE MO x SADLER\u2019S WELLS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: lenny18<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (9-4-3-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n After winning the G1 Dreams of Zambia for fun, he went on to run in the Royal Story Turf Route and won that one with ease as well. He has the points and certainly looks the part up to this point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————– <\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. ARROGATE\u2019S MALIBU (ARROGATE x MALIBU MOON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: stockswami<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (6-2-2-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n His most recent 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the G1 Vermont is 4 Lovers was more than enough to secure his spot in the Bluegrass. It looks as though he\u2019s sitting out till the Bluegrass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————– <\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. DERBY THEORY (BLAME x SMART STRIKE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: amir1619<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (6-3-2-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Struggled badly in the G1 Dreams of Zambia finishing 8th<\/sup> by 7 but came back and had a great performance in the G1 Florida Derby finishing 2nd<\/sup> by a length. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————– <\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. TARTON SQUIRT (MR SPEAKER x EL CORREDOR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: tarton12<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (9-4-3-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He\u2019s continued to grind out the points finishing in the money, this time earning 3rd<\/sup> place honors in the Florida Derby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. FLAT CALL (FLATTER x ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS))<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: piccolo87<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (11-5-5-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He ran twice in March, finishing 2nd<\/sup> both times in the G2 Moises Alou and the G1 Sand Castle. He\u2019s still one of the few that hasn\u2019t earned a graded victory as of yet but maybe that will come in the big dance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————————————– <\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. CORVO BIANCO (AWESOME AGAIN x MEDAGLIA D\u2019ORO)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: given009<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (Awesome Again)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He\u2019s yet to earn that graded\nvictory, but man he was looking good till MENDO PURPLE came storming home in\nthe G1 Funky Buddha. He\u2019d finish 2nd<\/sup> by half a length in that one. Given\nlooks like he\u2019s going to give him one more shot in the G1 Arkansas Juvenile in\na couple weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ousted from Last Month\u2019s Dozen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n FIERCELY FROSTED (FROSTED x\nDYNAFORMER)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: trooper<\/p>\n\n\n\n (6-4-1-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was number 5 on the list last month but after getting obliterated in the Florida Derby he\u2019s likely no longer on the trail to get into the Bluegrass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n JIAN YANG (JUSTIFY x TAPIT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: asrtriplecrown<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (8-3-2-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hasn\u2019t really done anything wrong and is more or less a victim of all of the recency. He\u2019s set to go in the G1 California Derby this weekend. A good performance puts him back in the top 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n BLAME THE CADET (BLAME x FORTY\nNINER)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: given12<\/p>\n\n\n\n (9-4-3-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He played catch me if you can in the Florida Derby and unlucky for him they caught him. He\u2019d end up finishing 11th<\/sup> in that one which was a big blow to his chances of getting into the derby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n IRISH WAR BOOTY (IRISH WAR CRY x GIANT\u2019S\nCAUSEWAY)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: (mtk2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (9-2-3-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ran a great race two back in the Vermont is 4 Lovers where he finished 2nd<\/sup>, but fell flat in the G1 Funky Buddha finishing 10th<\/sup>. I didn\u2019t see him scheduled for any locks in the near future but that\u2019s not to say he won\u2019t make a last minute entry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n VAR REACHING (VAR x AWESOME AGAIN)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: roxymoron<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (8-2-4-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He ran very well in the G1 Dreams of Zambia finishing 2nd<\/sup> but the wheels fell off in his attempt at the All Saints Derby where he\u2019d finish 11th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n JOEY DA K (INTO MISCHIEF x STREET CRY)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer (wildriverstable)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (9-3-2-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He won a couple of graded races as a two year which might be enough to get him into the Bluegrass if his trainer really wants to push it. However, Since turning 3 he\u2019s got an 8th<\/sup> place finish in the G3 Scam and most recently finished 3rd<\/sup> in an allowance race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n BIG DOME LV (DOME x BIG BROWN)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: americabiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record: (8-4-1-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Went wire to wire in the G3 Risen Star which led him to the G1 All Saints Derby. It didn\u2019t go well in that one as he failed to get the lead and had a significant bounce where he went from a 104 to a 91. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Horses with points but don\u2019t really fit the mold at the moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NOT YET REGISTERED (EL CORREDOR x TIZNOW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: atthewire<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (11-5-0-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He won two graded races as a two year old but hasn\u2019t found that form as a 3 year old as of yet finishing 8th<\/sup> in the G2 Sleepy Fan Stakes. That being said his 2 year old resume has earned him enough points to take a shot at the derby if his trainer cares to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n BEF (GOLD SHIP (JPN) x DROSSELMEYER)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: ric804<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (7-5-1-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n It didn\u2019t look like he cared for the distance in the G2 Fountain of Ute and was brought back to a mile in the G1 Marino where he wired the field posting a 106 speed fig. Again the route victory gives him the points needed to take a shot in the derby but it\u2019s a wait and see game at the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n A TINY BIT (ARROGATE x DANZIG)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: givenshared2<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record: (9-5-0-0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He\u2019s got a G1 victory as a 2 year old winning the Back Up Battle but has struggled mightily at 3. He\u2019s had two shots at graded as a 3yo and has finished 9th<\/sup> in the All Saints Derby and 7th<\/sup> in the G3 Scam. He\u2019s already been declared for the Derby so its just a matter of will he get in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n——————————————————————————————————————–\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n NYQSTAY APE (NYQUIST x STAY GOLD (JPN))<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: hipiloto<\/p>\n\n\n\n Record (9-3-1-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n He won the G1 North Fork Stakes as a 2yo but his best finish\nas a 3yo came in the G3 Legoland where he finished 4th<\/sup>. He did run 5th<\/sup>\nin this past weekend\u2019s G1 Sand Castle Derby so maybe he\u2019s showing signs of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A good amount of the derby locks have been run and we\u2019ve got quite a bit of movement within the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124228,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/124228"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51627"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51630,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51627\/revisions\/51630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}